Tag: Internet

Splitting Up Search

By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 11/06/2009 | 1 Comment

Distributing a search engine's index around the world could make it faster and more efficient, researchers say.

Can Amazon's PayPhrase Combine Convenience with Security?

By Robert Lemos | 11/03/2009 | 0 Comments

Amazon hopes its latest payment technology will steal its competitors' thunder.

China Cracks Down on Tor Anonymity Network

By David Talbot | 10/15/2009 | 29 Comments

A leading anonymity technology is targeted by the Chinese government for the first time.

Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Usurped by Streaming Video

By Erica Naone | 10/14/2009 | 0 Comments

The growth of file-sharing traffic has tailed off, but streaming video continues to expand.

Can the Wireless Internet Be Neutral?

By David Talbot | 09/30/2009 | 8 Comments

The FCC's coming struggle: regulating "fairness" on the airwaves.

A Web Spider for Everyone

By Erica Naone | 09/25/2009 | 3 Comments

A startup uses PC idle time to crawl Web pages on demand.

A Contest to Train Cyber Combatants

By Robert Lemos | 07/24/2009 | 6 Comments

Cyber-defense and capture-the-flag contests will help train future defenders of cyberspace.

Data Overload on Dating Sites

By Andrew Schrock | 07/17/2009 | 4 Comments

The information overload caused by too much choice could have lessons for other websites.

Firefox Aims to Unplug Scripting Attacks

By Robert Lemos | 06/29/2009 | 1 Comment

How websites can block code from unknown sources.

Wikipedia Gets Ready for a Video Upgrade

By David Talbot | 06/19/2009 | 5 Comments

The online encyclopedia is poised to let users find, edit, and embed clips.

The Web vs. the Republic of Iran

By Anne-Marie Corley | 06/18/2009 | 0 Comments

Twitter gives Iranians a voice, but the government still controls the Internet.

Faster Internet on the Road

By Kristina Grifantini | 05/29/2009 | 0 Comments

A new system boosts mobile uploads from vehicles.

A Plan to Catch the Conficker Worm

By Erica Naone | 03/30/2009 | 6 Comments

A new tool allows entire networks to be scanned efficiently for infection.

The Best Way to Leap China's Great Firewall

By David Talbot | 03/05/2009 | 6 Comments

As Internet censorship surges around the world, researchers test circumvention tools at restricted cybercafes.

Website Maps Global Web Blocks

By David Talbot | 02/25/2009 | 1 Comment

Herdict uses volunteers to monitor Internet censorship, filtering, and outages.